Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A new policy on press accreditation cards is set to be finalised within a week, extending the validity of each card to at least three years, replacing the existing system of issuing both permanent and temporary accreditation cards.

"The key aspect of the new policy is that there will no longer be distinctions between permanent and temporary cards," CA's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told reporters during a media briefing at the Foreign Service Academy on Wednesday.

CA's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad and Assistant Press Secretary Suchismita Tithi were also present.

Azad mentioned that a consultative meeting was held with journalist bodies, where most par...